Theme Pockets - April

Theme Pockets - April

We all know kids love to stuff their pockets with neat things. Now, with our new How to Make Books with Pockets Series, they'll have a book they created themselves, with plenty of pockets to stuff with all sorts of neat "discoveries."Each volume contains complete instructions and materials to make three different books with pockets, based on a topic pertinent to the month, and utilizing items and information you have readily available. The three topics for April and examples of the activities that go in the pockets:Easter: four art projects-baby bunny made from a lunch bag, watercolor eggs, paper plate chick, woven basket; three writing projects; "how do you like your eggs? graphAnimals That Lay Eggs: seven art projects, including a paper plate turtle, fish prints, a leaping frog; fish & reptile flap book, frog life cycle "movie," egg riddle bookCelebrate Earth Day: "garbage mobile," ozone layer "puppet," lunch box pop-up book, Earth Day pledgeLessons include colorful art projects, creative writing, nonfiction writing, science, informational reading and writing, and literature. You get reproducibles galore -- minibooks, patterns, writing forms. Interactive bulletin boards, calendar form, and up-to-date bibliographies included. Step-by-step instructions provided, including ways to make book covers extra special. Lots of reproducible illustrations included. All 96 pages perforated for easy removal. Help your students make books with pockets and they'll have a resource they created themselves of which they can be proud.